Section 11 (1001-1100) Flashcards
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pejorative
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(adj.) derogatory, uncomplimentary
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paucity
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(adj.) small in quantity
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pellucid
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(adj.) easily intelligible, clear
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penchant
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(n.) a tendency, partiality, preference
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penitent
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(adj.) remorseful, regretful
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penultimate
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(adj.) next to last
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penurious
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(adj.) miserly, stingy
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miser
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a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
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perfidious
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(adj.) disloyal, unfaithful
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perfunctory
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(adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm
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permeate
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(v.) to spread throughout, saturate
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pernicious
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(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful
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perusal
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(n.) a careful examination, review
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perspicacity
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(adj.) shrewdness, perceptiveness
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pert
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(adj.) flippant, bold
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pertinacious
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(adj.) stubbornly persistent
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pervasive
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(adj.) having the tendency to spread throughout
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petulance
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(n.) rudeness, irritability
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philanthropic
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(adj.) charitable, giving
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phlegmatic
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(adj.) uninterested, unresponsive
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pillage
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(v.) to seize or plunder, especially in war
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pithy
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(adj.) concisely meaningful
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pittance
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(n.) a very small amount, especially relating to money
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placate
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(v.) to ease the anger of, soothe
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placid
(adj.) calm, peaceful
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platitude
(n.) an uninspired remark, cliché
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plaudits
(n.) enthusiastic approval, applause
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plethora
(n.) an abundance, excess
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pliable
(adj.) flexible
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polemic
(n.) an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
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poignant
(adj.) deeply affecting, moving
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portent
(n.) an omen
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potentate
(n.) one who has great power, a ruler
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potable
(adj.) suitable for drinking
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pragmatic
(adj.) practical
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precipice
(n.) the face of a cliff, a steep or overhanging place
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precocious
(adj.) advanced, developing ahead of time
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predilection
(n.) a preference or inclination for something
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preponderance
(adj.)superiority in importance or quantity
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prepossessing
(adj.) occupying the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings
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presage
(n.) an omen
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prescient
(adj.) to have foreknowledge of events
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prescribe
(v.) to lay down a rule
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presumptuous
(adj.) disrespectfully bold
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privation
(n.) lacking basic necessities
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pretense
(n.)an appearance or action intended to deceive
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primeval
(adj.) original, ancient
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proclivity
(n.) a strong inclination toward something
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profane
(adj.) lewd, indecent
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probity
(n.) virtue, integrity
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profligate
(adj.) dissolute, extravagant
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dissolute
lax in morals; licentious
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profuse
(adj.) plentiful, abundant
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promulgate
(v.) to proclaim, make known
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propensity
(n.) an inclination, preference
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propagate
(v.) to multiply, spread out
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propitious
(adj.) favorable
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propriety
(n.) the quality or state of being proper, decent
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prosaic
(adj.) plain, lacking liveliness
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proscribe
(v.) to condemn, outlaw
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protean
(adj.)able to change shape; displaying great variety
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prurient
(adj.) eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex
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prowess
(n.) extraordinary ability
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prudence
(n.) cautious, circumspect
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puerile
(adj.) juvenile, immature
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pugnacious
(adj.) quarrelsome, combative
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pulchritude
(n.) physical beauty
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punctilious
(adj.) eager to follow rules or conventions
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pungent
(adj.) having a pointed, sharp quality—often used to describe smells
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punitive
(adj.) involving punishment
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putrid
(adj.) rotten, foul
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quandary
(n.) a perplexed, unresolvable state
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quagmire
(n.) a difficult situation
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quaint
(adj.) charmingly old-fashioned
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quell
(v.) to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
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querulous
(adj.) whiny, complaining
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quixotic
(adj.) idealistic, impractical
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rail
(v.) to scold, protest
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quotidian
(adj.) daily (Ambika’s quotidian routines include drinking two cups of coffee in the morning.)
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rancor
(n.) deep, bitter resentment
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rancid
(adj.) having a terrible taste or smell
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rapport
(n.) mutual understanding and harmony
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rash
(adj.) hasty, incautious
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raucous
(adj.) loud, boisterous
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raze
(v.) to demolish, leve
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recalcitrant
(adj.) defiant, unapologetic
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recapitulate
(v.) to sum up, repeat
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reciprocate
(v.) to give in return
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reclusive
(adj.) solitary, shunning society
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rectitude
(n.) uprightness, extreme morality
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redoubtable
1. (adj.) formidable (The fortress looked redoubtable set against a stormy sky.) 2. (adj.) commanding respect (The audience greeted the redoubtable speaker
with a standing ovation.)
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reconcile
1. (v.) to return to harmony (The feuding neighbors finally reconciled when one brought the other a delicious tuna noodle casserole.) 2. (v.) to make consistent
with existing ideas (Alou had to reconcile his skepticism about the existence of aliens with the fact that he was looking at a flying saucer.)
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refract
(v.) to distort, change
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refurbish
(v.) to restore, clean up
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remedial
(adj.) intended to repair gaps in students’ basic knowledge
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refute
(v.) to prove wrong
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relegate
1. (v.) to assign to the proper place (At the astrology conference, Simon was
relegated to the Scorpio room.) 2. (v.) to assign to an inferior place (After spilling a drink on a customer’s shirt, the waiter found himself relegated to the least lucrative
shift.)
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regurgitate
1. (v.) to vomit (Feeling sick, Chuck regurgitated his dinner.) 2. (v.) to
throw back exactly (Margaret rushed through the test, regurgitating all of the facts she’d memorized an hour earlier.)
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remiss
(adj.) negligent, failing to take care
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renovate
1. (v.) restore, return to original state (The renovated antique candelabra
looked as good as new.) 2. (v.) to enlarge and make prettier, especially a house (After getting renovated, the house was twice as big and much more attractive.)
